ADIDAS ORIGINALS - ORIGINAL IS NEVER FINISHED

The most overdone track, done again.

So many people believe that to create something “original,” it can’t have been done before.

For the brand that constantly reinvents its past to create its future, we completely upended that idea by taking the most overdone track of all time, Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” — and doing it again.

The result is an original anthem that seeks to free creators from the conventional definition of “original.” Created in collaboration with some of the most subversive musicians of our time — such as Dev Hynes, Stormzy, Mabel, and Dej Loaf — “My Way” becomes more than a song, but a message that proves it’s never been just about where you take an idea from, but where you take it to.

Joining this anthem, an original film that didn’t try to be original. A visceral collection of visual demonstrations of invention and reinvention, irrespective of the original’s medium or the time in which it became ingrained in our collective memory.

From Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus” to Snoop Dogg’s “Doggystyle” album cover, nothing was sacred. Through glitches and VHS interference, inspiration gave way to a modern recreation. Constant evolution in motion. (Due to legal restrictions, some of the more obscure scenarios will be left for you to figure out.)

The sound design, too, was reappropriated from what came before, further reinforcing, even on the most subliminal levels, that Original Is Never Finished.

EXAMPLES OF SCENE INSPIRATIONS WE CAN LEGALLY DIVULGE

BRINGING OUR VISION TO LIFE ON MUSIC'S BIGGEST NIGHT

On Grammys night, our message didn’t just hit the big screens of countless homes across the country — it owned the second screen. Music icons Snoop Dogg, MadeinTYO, and Desiigner took our track, and made it their own, launching three new tracks and music videos online. With new footage and new angles, the story became deeper, and the message, even clearer.

Watch the Music Videos below:

SOCIAL

To further bolster the conversation, we took to social, creating Snapchat filters, a hack of Instagram Live, and stories that appeared on both the brand’s channels and the featured influencers’ own channels. The barrage of our message yielded over 500 bespoke piece of content, making our point, then making it again.